Portrait of James Buchanan, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1860-1865.
The waning months of Buchanan's tenure saw seven states secede from the Union, with no effectual response from the president to preserve the fracturing country. A month after he left office, the first shot of the American Civil War was fired on Fort Sumter.
National Archives at College Park.
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Brady, M. (2026, September 24). James Buchanan: The United States' 15th President. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22200/james-buchanan/
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Brady, Mathew. "James Buchanan: The United States' 15th President." World History Encyclopedia, September 24, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22200/james-buchanan/.
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Brady, Mathew. "James Buchanan: The United States' 15th President." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Sep 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22200/james-buchanan/.
